Most popular girls’ names in Washington, 1961

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	648
2	Susan	587
3	Karen	540
4	Lori	526
5	Mary	494
6	Linda	484
7	Julie	471
8	Teresa	433
9	Debbie	332
10	Cheryl	315
11	Patricia	314
12	Barbara	309
13	Nancy	298
14	Cindy	296
15	Pamela	295
16	Brenda	294
16	Sandra	294
18	Kathy	292
19	Cynthia	291
20	Carol	278
21	Kimberly	272
22	Laurie	263
23	Debra	262
23	Diane	262
25	Laura	257

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Tammy	254
27	Kim	251
28	Michelle	234
29	Deborah	233
30	Denise	232
31	Sharon	231
32	Kelly	223
33	Kathleen	221
34	Donna	219
35	Elizabeth	210
36	Janet	205
37	Robin	202
38	Terri	185
39	Rebecca	175
39	Tina	175
41	Tracy	169
42	Connie	163
43	Jennifer	161
44	Theresa	156
45	Wendy	146
46	Christine	144
47	Diana	141
48	Dawn	132
49	Catherine	127
49	Renee	127
51	Tamara	123
52	Vicki	122
53	Janice	119
53	Jill	119
55	Carolyn	118
55	Colleen	118
57	Leslie	117
58	Margaret	116
59	Angela	114
59	Ann	114
61	Tami	110
62	Heidi	109
63	Katherine	102
64	Judy	99
64	Valerie	99
66	Lynn	98
66	Paula	98
66	Rhonda	98
66	Shelly	98
70	Cathy	97
70	Suzanne	97
72	Carla	96
73	Michele	94
73	Shannon	94
75	Stephanie	93
76	Annette	91
77	Bonnie	89
78	Carrie	87
78	Deanna	87
78	Shelley	87
81	Toni	86
82	Becky	85
83	Sally	82
84	Teri	81
85	Joan	80
85	Sheri	80
85	Sherry	80
88	Peggy	79
89	Gail	78
90	Anne	77
91	Joyce	75
91	Pam	75
91	Sheila	75
94	Kathryn	74
94	Melanie	74
96	Andrea	73
96	Dana	73
98	Shari	72
99	Jacqueline	71
100	Sue	70